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Tired of going to book store and reading there  ;D

What bike magazines do you guys and gals subscribe to ?  The U.K. magazines are so much better.

I never subscribed to it (as the savings over newsstand on the UK mags is marginal), but my favorite rag was 'TWO'. Then it became 'Visor Down.' Then it went web-only. :-\

'Bike' is very good, too.

I'm currently subscribing to 'Road Racing World,' but I'll probably let it drop when my year is up. I just never seem to get around to reading it.

Ayuh. 

I like how the British journos are more skeptical of manufacturer claims until they get to play with the bikes in the real world.

The American moto press seems to take every press release as holy scripture. Add to that the fact that they're all at the same press junkets reviewing bikes at the same time and it's almost like they're all the same magazine.

no us mag is any good really... us mcn is ok though.  i have a subscription to that (special deal for $5 for a year) and a subscription to motorcyclist that i also got for $15 for 3 years.  i wouldnt have gotten either if it werent for the special pricing i got though.

basically, if you want a good bike mag, you need to get the uk mcn/bike/ride mags.  what i was hoping would happen is that the ipad could get the uk versions of those mags, but no go on that which sucks.

I got the same $15 three year subscription to Motorcyclist that thought mentioned.  I also get the AMA magazine which has a similar name, but I belong mainly to support their rider's rights stuff and other than a few useful ads in the back, there isn't much in the magazine.  Used to subscribe to "City Bike" which is a local SF Bay area magazine.  I haven't seen it for years and it used to have some good writers.   Bike is good and I don't subscribe but sometimes pick up a copy at the local news stand.

There's also a local freeby California touring magazine whose name escapes me, published by a woman whose name also escapes me.  A  little thin on sport bike content but it's a nice magazine and the price is right.

Bob

Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology - http://roadracingworld.com/ (http://roadracingworld.com/)

Backroads - http://www.backroadsusa.com/ (http://www.backroadsusa.com/)

Roadracing World is where it's at

Sport Rider: Because it was free.

Other wise, I'm partial to the british motorcycle mags.  Tons of quality photos, reviews, tests, nonsense, etc...  I basically visit my local barnes and noble and quickly thumb through them and buy 'em if there's interesting content.

sport rider and motorcyclist

Motorcyclist and Dirt Rider  [thumbsup]

Never seen "Backroads" before, looks like a good magazine.

Never subscribed, but Bike UK and Performance Bike UK are 'go-to' magazines at the newsstand.

The UK magazines critique bikes more and explain why they prefer one over another.  Very detailed and comprehensive.  Also, Bike UK will often have an article on technique or the physics behind motorcycles.

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$4 a year, worth getting just to have something to read in the can.

Just picked up $20 worth of subscriptions with that link. Hopefully I just bought magazines, and not credit card theft. [laugh]

Thanks for the link. [thumbsup]

I get Classic Bike (US mag) and that useless thing from the AMA.

I used to get roadracing world and racer X but all they did was remind me of the events I no longer get to attend. Also used to get Cycle World but Keven Cameron started to make me feel dumb.

I get 4 mags.  Motorcyclist - because it was cheap and I can always use more reviews of the same bikes.
Cycle World - I'd buy it just to get the monthly Peter Egan column.  He feels like a best friend.
Motor Cycle Consumer News - Independent reviews.  No ads.  Like Consumer News just for motorcycles. 
Road Runner - It hasn't been around all that long.  It is all about motorcycle tours, long and longer, domestic and international.  Nice pics.  Lots of ideas for fantasy trips.   

The wife got me subscription to Cycle World for my birthday.  It does a good job of keeping me entertained while I sit on the throne each morning.  :)

"Classic Motorcycle Mechanic" and "Classic Bike"

CMM quality is diminishing slightly due to untimely loss of editor. Both still uber quality though.

As far as new bike mags... meh. None.